July Bond Sales Show Big Increase Across Winchester Area
Winchester and Frederick County reports show July E and H bond sales totaling 40,093 down from last year but up sharply from June. Clarke County recorded 8,162 for July with strong June and July 1955 gains, lifting year to date totals well toward 1956 quotas. Virginia July sales reached 6,775,410 with statewide year to date at 51,128,383, supported by Series FE at 5,673,410 and Series H at 1,102,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Lewis F. Stolle
Virginia
Maysville tailor uses tub boat for river fishing
Walter G. Austin, a Maysville Kentucky tailor, crafts a tub boat from a large inner tube around a No. 3 washtub to reach hard to access fishing spots along the Ohio River. He is an ardent fisherman who devised the craft to reach those areas.
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Maysville
Walter G. Austin
Austin
Ohio River
Fourteen Injured in Knickerbocker Limited Derailment
Fourteen persons reported minor injuries in the derailment of the New York Central Knickerbocker Limited at Mitchell Illinois on its run from New York to St Louis. None of the injured were passengers and four crew members required hospitalization.
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ST. Loues
New York Central
Knickerbocker Limited
Mitchell, Il
New York
St. Louis
Climate Zones in Mexico by Altitude and Rainfall
Mexico has no single climate and features four main temperature zones from tropical to cold. Climate is shaped by altitude and rainfall as well as latitude, with zones including coastal lowlands, mid elevations, high elevations, and tierra helada. The rainy season lasts June through October, with the remainder of the year dry.
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Mexico
S. W
S. A
Tierra Helada
Daily Across Clues Puzzle Solve List
A compact crossword style list of across clues including Deadly Pauses Fragrance English novelist Citrus fruit Collection of bee hives Sign of the infinitive English poet Elevated train shortened Large worm Soak flax Part of to be Cook as meat in an oven Simpleton Expression High craggy hill A rounded convex molding Goddess of peace Abyss Professional golfer shortened Excavate Part of Rock Erbium symbol Made amends for Spice A dresser white leather Land of the lamas Anglo Saxon serfs
Crossword 34 and 36 clues puzzle listing
A crossword style list with numbered across and down clues including definitions such as Totter aria style male cat Egyptian god high priest of Israel Indian of a Keresan tribe bullfighter on foot and others. Several entries appear as garbled or split tokens with missing letters and unusual formatting.
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Israel
Dry Spell Needed To Finish Paving Middletown Street
Middletown needs dry weather to complete Main Street widening and repaving. Highway Department engineer Coffman said the $73,574 project could finish in ten days with sunshine, after starting last August with contractor Carlton Crider.
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Middletown
C. H. Coffman
Edinburg
Carlton A. Crider
Chatham
David K. Muntzing
Coffman
Main Street
Elsie Ball
Muntzing
T. Ainsworth Sperry
T. W. Sperry
Walter B. Little
Wm. B. Shull
Walter G. McCauley
Esther Kline
Robert E. O’neal
Margaret Hanshaw
R. L. Milburn
Harrisonburg Soldier Trial In Germany For Rape
Seven U S Army soldiers faced general court martial in Wurzburg Germany on charges of raping a 15 year old German girl near Bamberg on July 9. The Bamberg City Council urged withdrawal of American troops. The defendants, all members of the 85th Infantry Regiment, include Pfc Edward L Brown Pvt Melvin Carter Pfc James E Wilson Pvt James Gordon Pfc Fred Chandler and Pfc Raymond L Kasey. Maximum penalty is death.
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Wurzburg
Germany
Bamberg
85Th Infantry
Edward L. Brown
Norwalk
Conn
Melvin F. Carter
Harrisonburg
James E. Wilson
Wilmington
Omaha
Neb
James Gordon
Alachua
Fla
Fred Chandler
Kansas City
Raymond L. Kasey
Roanoke, Va
Reds claim gains in London 1956 second quarter
Britain's Communist party announces a net gain of 1,004 members in the second quarter of 1956, bringing total membership to 34,117. The report emphasizes regional gains concentrated in London and outlines continued organizational growth.
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London
Britain
Communist Party
FASTEETH Denture Powder Ad Demand
Do your false teeth slip or wobble while you eat or talk. Spray FASTEETH on your plates for a firmer more comfortable bite. Alkaline powder with no gummy taste helps control odor and denture breath. Available at drug counters.
Presley Rumor Sends Fans On 240 Mile Round Trip
About 50 teens from Oneonta New York drove roughly 120 miles each way to Binghamton after hearing Elvis Presley would perform there. At the hall door they met a watchman who asked Presley who. The youths consoled themselves with records and tried to forget the trip.
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Oneonta
N. Y
Binghamton
Elvis Presley
Presley
Drunken Driving and Disorderly Charges in Local Court
Municipal Court records list Archie Lowery of 216 East Boscawen Street fined 14.75 for drunken behavior. Russell Eaton of Route 3 Clearbrook fined 14.25 for speeding. Ryan Talbot of 739 South Kent Street fined 35.25 for drunken and disorderly conduct. Franklin Owens of Berryville fined 15.75 for drunkenness. Fred Rhodes Route 3 fined 15.75 for drunkenness. Willard Grey of 565 North Cameron Street fined 15.25 for drunkenness. Cyrus Fries of 622 Ross Street and Robert Lynch of 418 Highland Avenue both charged as drunk. William Everhart of Winchester fined 14.75 for drunkenness. Ralph Wisecarver of Route 3 fined 55.75 for drunken, disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace.
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Archie Lowery
Historian Brig. Gen. Sir James Edmonds Dies in London
Brig. Gen. Sir James Edward Edmonds official historian of World War I for Britain died in London at age 94. The longtime military officer and scholar passed away this day, marking the loss of a key chronicler of the Great War.
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London
James Edward Edmonds
Britain
Baer Service Held Yesterday
Funeral service for Mrs. Patricia B. Baer of 805 Braddock Street was held yesterday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. W. C. Eastridge of Montague Avenue Methodist Church officiating. Pallbearers included Mack Baer, Harry Gill, Earl Brown, and William.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia B. Baer
Braddock St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
W. C. Eastridge
Montague Avenue Methodist Church
Mack Baer
Harry Gill
Earl Brown
William
Bowley and Whittington Interred at Mount Hebron
Theodore Bowley and Francis Whittington were interred at Mount Hebron Cemetery, with the family arranging burial rites for the deceased names.
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Orange County
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Calif
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Loudoun St
Winchester, Virginia
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U.S. Rt
Baer
For All
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Jacobsen
Acobsen
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N. Loudoun St
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Chevrolet
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Auto
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America
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